Didier Belondrade, a Frenchman who loves Spain more than anything else, began his adventure in the Rueda in 1994. In 2000 was built the new winery conceived by the French architect Vincent Defos du Rau. For Didier, Belondrade is more than just a wine; it is a philosophy and a personal interpretation of the native variety – verdejo – and the terroir of the castillian plateau. An organic viticulture followed by a meticulous selection of grapes and the use of native yeasts only are the basis of the success of Belondrade as the icon of the Iberian white wines. From the estate’s 24 plots, with clay-limestone and rocky soil and a yield of under 35hl hectar, two wines come out, the first fresh and captivating and the second, Belondrande y Lurton, which, with a one-year passage in wood, expresses its full potential after a few years. Didier and his son Juan are today the best interpreters of verdejo thanks to the finesse and minerality of their wines.